Camelot

What do you get when you cross the legendary heroes of Camelot with the legendary humour of Colin Thompson? THE DRAGONS!

In the days when dragons roamed the earth turning people into toast, a mighty King ruled the world. This King lived in the great castle of Camelot in the beautiful island of Avalon.

Guided by the great wizard Merlin, this King became a legend and his name was Arthur. The trouble with legends is that every time their stories are told they become more and more fabulous, so useless twits are often turned into superheroes.

This is the true story of King Arthur, who was not a superhero. He was a nasty little spoilt brat who was totally up himself. Or was he...?

About The Author

Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has had more than 50 books published. He has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel How To Live Forever and the CBC Picture Book of the Year in 2006 for The Short And Incredibly Happy Life Of Riley. He has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious children's literature prize in the world. Colin lives in Bellingen, Australia. His books with Random House Australia include How To Live Forever, numerous picture books, The Floods series, The Dragons series, The Big Little Book Of Happy Sadness picture book, which has been shortlisted for the 2009 Children’s Book Council Award for Best Picture Book, and Free To A Good Home.